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Unlike other activities, this activity does not take place in the city, but within an enclosed Arena.

Each round begins with an announcer counting down from 3, after this the derby starts. There is no time limit, but if all other cars are destroyed before meeting the quota of that round, the round automatically fails.

The location of other cars in the arena is indicated on the mini map as blue dots.

The demo derby vehicle is always equipped with nitrous, which causes greater damage. After nitrous is used, it takes time for it to recharge.

There is only one location for Demolition Derby, which is the Ultor Dome in the Arena District.

In Saints Row, the car is selected at random between Rampage and Ruckus. There is a set number of cars which must be destroyed per round, and the round ends immediately after destroying the required number of cars, even if other cars are still driving.

If damage is done to another car, but another vehicle delivers the killing blow, no points are earned.

The number of cars destroyed is displayed on the HUD, along with the number of opponents remaining.

Both derby cars are customizable at the Car Mechanic. Visiting the mechanic automatically replaces the unique worn defense to new metal parts, the color of these parts are changed via the Trims menu, but cannot ever be changed back to the original look.

After completing the normal Derby, a Bonus Derby is unlocked, with a marker near the original location. There is a choice of Derby type, as well as a choice of cars of each type. There is no reward for completing the Bonus Derby.

All unlockable derby cars are customizable at the Car Mechanic. Visiting the mechanic automatically replaces the unique worn defense to new metal parts, the color of these parts are changed via the Trims menu, but cannot ever be changed back to the original look.

In Saints Row 2, there is an explosion bonus for being the last car to hit another car, regardless of whether it explodes on impact or minutes later.

In Saints Row, in the introductory cut-scene, the two brothers wear helmets. However, none of the drivers wear a helmet throughout the entire activity.

The Rumble is the only derby vehicle which is not based on an in-game vehicle; the Frenzy is a Voyage, the Rampage is a Destiny and the Ruckus is a Cavallaro.

In Saints Row, it is sometimes possible to leave the vehicle when it is on fire, but it is impossible to use weapons or enter any other vehicles and the activity still ends when the car explodes.[4]

It is possible to push other cars off the map. This sometimes happen when driving onto a car that is next to the wall with the Car Mass Hole cheat on. This can also happen if a car smashes into another car so hard they fly out of the arena, as they fall through the floor a few seconds later. If this happens, the car teleports back.

In Saints Row 2, sometimes when driving around with female gang followers, they may say "Why am I not surprised you used to run in a demolition derby?" when The Protagonist drives recklessly

Though there is no Demolition Derby in Saints Row: The Third, sometimes when driving in a car with female Saint gang follower, they may say "This ain't no demo derby." when The Protagonist drives recklessly.